helplessly
/ˈhelpləsli/adverb
उच्चारण हेल्प्लस्ली
असहाय होकर, बेबसी से, लाचारी में
Core word
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without being able to do anything to help yourself or others
असहाय होकर, बेबसी से, लाचारी में
- We watched helplessly as the flood water entered the house.
- He shrugged helplessly.
- The fisherman looked helplessly at his broken boat.
+ 2 more examples
- She watched helplessly as the train pulled out of the station.
- The parents stood helplessly outside the locked school gate.
Synonyms powerlessly impotently
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in a way that you cannot control
बेकाबू होकर
- The children were laughing helplessly at the clown.
- The students giggled helplessly at the teacher's funny hat.
- The girl cried helplessly after losing her toy.
+ 2 more examples
- They giggled helplessly during the serious speech.
- He laughed helplessly until tears ran down his cheeks.
Synonyms uncontrollably
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
verb + helplessly
Helplessly follows a verb to show that the person could do nothing, such as watch, look on or struggle.
Helplessly क्रिया के बाद आकर बताता है कि व्यक्ति कुछ नहीं कर सका, जैसे watch, look on या struggle।
- The crowd watched helplessly as the house burnt down.
- He struggled helplessly in the strong current.
helplessly + verb (before the verb)
The adverb can also come before the verb, mostly in written stories.
यह adverb क्रिया से पहले भी आ सकता है, विशेषतः लिखित कहानियों में।
- She helplessly gazed at the empty shelves.
laugh/cry/giggle helplessly
With these verbs it means in a way that you cannot stop.
इन क्रियाओं के साथ इसका अर्थ है ऐसे ढंग से कि रोका न जा सके।
- The students giggled helplessly at the joke.
helplessly + participle
It can modify a past participle, as in helplessly lost or helplessly confused.
यह past participle को भी modify कर सकता है, जैसे helplessly lost या helplessly confused।
- He stood there, helplessly confused by the signs.
+Collocations 4
verb + helplessly
watchlook onstandstrugglewait
- Parents waited helplessly outside the operation theatre.
verb of feeling + helplessly
laughcrysobgiggleshrug
- The child sobbed helplessly after losing his toy.
helplessly + adjective
helplessly losthelplessly stuckhelplessly confusedhelplessly addicted
- We were helplessly stuck in the traffic.
helplessly + adverbial
helplessly in the darkhelplessly from the shorehelplessly at the window
- She looked on helplessly from the shore.
“More examples 5
- The farmer watched helplessly as his crop was washed away.
किसान असहाय होकर देखता रहा और उसकी फसल बह गई।
- The whole class laughed helplessly when the teacher slipped on a banana skin.
जब अध्यापक केले के छिलके पर फिसल गए तो पूरी कक्षा बेक़ाबू होकर हँसने लगी।
- Radhika looked helplessly at the broken phone.
राधिका ने टूटे हुए फ़ोन को बेबसी से देखा।
- The passengers waited helplessly while the train stood still in the heat.
गर्मी में रेलगाड़ी रुकी रही और यात्री बेबस होकर प्रतीक्षा करते रहे।
- He shrugged helplessly and said he did not know the answer.
उसने बेबसी से कंधे उचकाए और कहा कि उसे उत्तर नहीं पता।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The mother was looking helpless at her sick child.
✓ The mother was looking helplessly at her sick child.
Here the word modifies the verb looking, so the adverb helplessly is needed.
यहाँ शब्द क्रिया 'looking' को modify करता है, इसलिए adverb 'helplessly' चाहिए।
✗ They watched helplessly of the fire.
✓ They watched helplessly as the fire spread.
Watch cannot be followed by of; use an as-clause or a direct object.
'Watch' के बाद 'of' नहीं आता; as-clause या सीधा object लगाएँ।